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Realise the VELUX potential in your loft

Charlie Luxton — Thu, 02 Nov 2017 12:00:00 GMT

Let architectural designer Charlie Luxton show you how to realise the VELUX potential in your home.

Case study - Fortress Grove, Kentish Town, London

Katie Cirovic — Tue, 17 Oct 2017 08:00:00 GMT

When Tania and Mike Voaden bought their stylish home in Kentish Town, North West London, 15 years ago it had everything they were looking for. The location, on a quiet cul-de-sac, the period features, persevered thanks to the street’s conservation status, and the space, two sizeable bedrooms, ticked all of the boxes for this new family.

What to say to builders

Charlie Luxton — Tue, 10 Oct 2017 08:00:00 GMT

The great paradox of building is that you are only ever really qualified to do a project when it’s finished! Nearly every build is a prototype and therefore you’re always flying slightly blind.

Getting the most from extensions

Charlie Luxton — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 08:00:00 GMT

The increasing cost of moving due to stamp duty and mortgages, combined with the unrelenting hassle of dealing with broadband and utility companies, mean more of us are realising extending is the best solution to our housing conundrums. The lure of a new light-filled kitchen, a dedicated utility that allows for elegant mess-free living, or an extra bedroom to ease family discord! They can be and often are, just what the doctor ordered

However, before you launch into the upheaval, expense and inevitable stress that is associated with any building project there are a couple of things you need to think about.

A quality double act; roof windows and blinds

Charlie Luxton — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 08:00:00 GMT

Daylight is one of the holy grails of modern living. Bright well-lit spaces have clear health and well-being benefits. In short they make us feel good and unsurprisingly this is something we want from our homes.

Case study: new roof windows for a new look

David Johnston — Thu, 14 Sep 2017 08:00:00 GMT

The Gatehouse Veterinary Rehabilitation Centre in Glasgow, is no ordinary veterinary surgery. The centre treats referred animals from several practices to provide specialist treatment and is housed within a unique setting.

There's light at the end of the sun tunnel

Katie Cirovic — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 08:00:00 GMT

Case study: Freddie Rayner’s VELUX Sun tunnels

Bifold doors and VELUX roof windows - the perfect combination

Steven Smart — Thu, 31 Aug 2017 08:00:00 GMT

Bifold and patio doors look fantastic in an extension, and they’re a great way of bringing the outside in.

How easy is it to fit a VELUX blind?

Katie Cirovic — Fri, 25 Aug 2017 08:00:00 GMT

Watch our blinds challenge video and see how easy it is to install a VELUX duo blackout blind.

Extensions: Key milestones and timings

Grant Sneddon — Mon, 14 Aug 2017 12:53:36 GMT

No two extension projects are the same, and the timelines can differ dramatically depending on the size and complexity of the project. However, we have created an example timeline to give you a rough idea of the key milestones in a typical extension project, the order these are likely to happen in, and an approximation of when they might take place.